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- Birth nameLuis Adalberto Puenzo
- Luis Puenzo was born on February 19, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and producer, known for The Official Story (1985), The Plague (1992) and Broken Silence (2000). He died on April 21, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Father of Lucía Puenzo.
- His film The Official Story (1985) was the first won Oscar academy for Argentina.
- Co-founder of the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences.
- President of National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (aka INCAA) from 2020 to 2022.
- Began a successful career in 1965 producing television advertising spots in Argentina.
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